This web site is dedicated to raising awareness of the pressing need for Singhala and Tamil to develop in a technologically literate world. Currently, our indigenous languages are technologically challenged and in imminent danger of being marginalised. It is imperative that urgent steps are taken to develop viable character allocation tables. In order that Singhala and Tamil are equiped to take their rightful places at the global arena of IT, this site details historical background, the methods, obstacles, and support required in the implementation of character allocation tables for Singhala and Tamil.

Brief Political History
Development of Singhala Characters
Evolution of Singhala Characters
Three Sinhala (Hodiyas) without the Vowel Expansion
Development of Tamil Characters
Tamil Alphabet with the Vowel Expansion
Position of Sri Lanka Standard Institute
Difficulties Relating to the Current Software
Advantages of having a Singhala and Tamil Character Matrix
Why we need complete Singhala and Tamil Characters
News Paper Articles
References
Solution
Cartoons (more New Cartoons)
Comments received and My Observations
Save Our Language Singhala (SOS)
Computer literacy low-Survey
Basic Conditioning for flawless Singhala grammer
(© Ceylon Daily News March2, 2002 writer K A I Kalyaratne)
E-mails to and from SinghalaGNU/Linux
Copy from Catalogue of Palm leaves Vol 1
(© National Arcives Sri Lanka)
Daily Mirror Features Donald 25/12/2004 (244kb)
Donald's character allocation table ISBN 955-98975-0-0
E-mail your request (shall post you a copy)
Contents do have Copyright areas &
Patent pending areas ©2000-2005
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